The Mondrian Ensemble’s commitment to both new and newest music is just as important as its engagement to the Classical-Romantic repertoire. The Ensemble takes particular pleasure in experimenting cross-connections that one would not notice at first glance and endeavors to link up different historical eras.

Shortly after its foundation in 2000, the Mondrian Ensemble won the Nicati Competition for the interpretation of contemporary music. Debuts at the Zürich Tonhalle, Lucerne Festival, the Musikverein in Vienna and the Wigmore Hall in London followed, as well as participation in many renowned festivals and tours.

Numerous composers have written works for the Mondrian Ensemble, which it has endeavoured to keep in its repertoire beyond their first performances. These include works by Dieter Ammann, Wanja Aloe, Jürg Frey, Rudolf Kelterborn, Detlev Müller-Siemens, Roland Moser, Felix Profos, Michel Roth, MartinJaggi and many others. In 2007 the Ensemble made recordings for a Grammont Portrait CD of Felix Profos, in 2010 for a portrait CD of Dieter Ammann and in 2014 for a portrait CD of Jürg Frey. All the pieces on the portrait CD of Detlev Müller-Siemens, recorded by WERGO in 2013, are played by theMondrian Ensemble. In 2015 the Ensemble presents music by Rudolf Kelterborn, Roland Moser and Michel Roth (NEOS) and will also contribute to a portrait CD of Martin Jaggi.

The Mondrian Ensemble received the Swiss Ambassador Award in 2007, in 2011 the “Werkjahr” Scholarship of the city of Zürich, and in 2015 they were admitted to the partnership program of the Fondation Nestlé pour l’Art.